Surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: A review of contemporary techniques and energy sources

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Aktas, Mehmet K ^a   Daubert, James P ^a   Hall, Burr ^a  

^a STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARGON LASER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRYOABLATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; ISOLATED HEART; LONG TERM CARE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OFF PUMP SURGERY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROWAVES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 41149115070     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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